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staff recommendation meant that the details were worked out after the hospital decided where it wanted to locate, forcing the City to reconcile the standards and underlying zoning to fit the needs of the hospital after the fact. If the council established an overlay zone, those details were already built into the zone. The hospital decided where it wanted to be, and the City would then apply the overlay zone. That addressed issues such as height allowances and building standards. She said the overlay zone gave the City Council the ability to "weigh in." She maintained that what the council wanted was a hospital in the central city. The staff recommendation would allow the hospital to be placed anywhere. Ms. Bettman pointed out that a hospital overlay zone was meant to be an incentive to facilitate hospital development. Mr. PapS, seconded by Ms. Nathanson, moved to direct staff to initiate a zone code change to reconsider the permitted uses for hospitals. Mr. Kelly, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to amend the motion by adding the phrase "via a proposal for a simple large hospital overlay zone to facilitate placement or expansion of large hospitals and allied uses." Mr. Meisner opposed the amendment, saying that he doubted a hospital overlay zone could be simple. Ms. Bettman asked Mr. Coyle what representatives of McKenzie-Willamette Hospital said, and when. Mr. Coyle indicated he would have to consult his calendar for the dates. He said that he had asked hospital representatives if the staff recommendation would meet the hospitals' different interests, and their response was yes in both cases. The amendment to the motion failed, 5:3; Ms. Taylor, Mr. Kelly, Ms. Bettman voting yes. The main motion passed, 5:3; Ms. Taylor, Mr. Kelly, Ms. Bettman voting no. B.WORK SESSION: Amendments to Riverfront Research Park Urban Renewal Plan The council was joined by Richie Weinman and Mike Sullivan of the Planning and Development Department for the item. Mr. Weinman recalled the council's February 12, 2003, adoption of a motion directing staff to initiate the processes necessary to amend and update the Riverfront Urban Renewal Plan. He called attention to the meeting packet, which included a proposed time line for citizen involvement that had been approved by the Citizen Involvement Committee and an outline of proposals to put before the public. He briefly reviewed those proposals. Mayor Torrey called for council questions and comments. Ms. Bettman suggested that making a case to extend the district's boundaries should be predicated on district success, and requested information on the district's success and accomplishments to this point. Responding to a question from Ms. Bettman, Mr. Weinman explained the impact of tax increment funding on the General Fund. MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 23, 2003 Page 5